2015 Finishes

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Sweetheart Tree Country French....

is the name for this design so I took the liberty of stitching it during my "traveling month". This came as a kit and if you have ever stitched a Sweetheart Tree design, you will understand when I say this was a "pain in the a@@" to stitch. Sandra really packs alot of stitching into a little square. This isn't to say that I don't enjoy her designs, but I'm not sad that it's finished. LOL If you are interested, you will find this one in my store for sale.

My next project is a pattern I designed myself. Its a monotone (gasp....really?) and I'm still debating what color I want to stitch this in. It has specialty stitches and when I'm finished, I will be posting the pattern here for you to download. It shouldn't take me too long to stitch it....few days at the most.

As I'm stitching this, I'm also working on a knitted doll that I found on Ravelry. When I was little, my favorite aunt bought me this little fabric doll that I just treasured for years. She was about 8 inches long, very floppsy and for the life of me I can't remember what happened to her. All these years later, I can still remember playing with this little doll. I have looked for her on Ebay and other doll sites but never found anything like her. Well this pattern is very similiar except it's knitted so here I am in my late 50's knitting a doll for myself. LOL How's that saying go about a second childhood? Well I'm there and I can't wait to work on her. I will post a picture of her when I'm finished. The above picture is the designers finished doll. Isn't she adorable?

Well I'm off to do some knitting and stitching and I hope all of you lovely ladies have a fantastic weekend. Blessings as always,

What a gorgeous finish, it looks well worth the effort! I look forward to seeing your monotone pattern, and I can't wait to see your handmade little doll - the designer's one is adorable! Happy stitching.

Can you tell me the name of the designer or pattern for the knitted doll you are making? I looked on Ravelry, but I didn't see it. I would love to make this for my granddaughter's. Thanks! BTW, love your blog! You could email me @nanaofkandg@aol.com if you care to share. God Bless! Marie